Richard and Sandra Ivan are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The former Sandra Parker married Ivan on Aug. 16, 1969, in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Midland. They have three children, Keri Ivan, Marnie O'Connell and Tim Ivan and five grandchildren. Both are retired. The couple spent a week at Boyne Mountain with their children and grandchildren then celebrated with friends and family at a party at the Holiday Inn in Midland.

How they met? They met while in the fifth grade at Plymouth Elementary School in Midland.